Leo
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Leo m
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Felidae – now in the species Panthera leo.
English
Cancer | Virgo | |
English Wikipedia has an article about Leo. |
Etymology
From Latin leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn)
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -iːəʊ
Proper noun
Leo (symbol ♌)
- A male given name from Latin, borne by numerous saints and 13 popes.
- (astronomy): A constellation of the zodiac, shaped approximately like a lion and containing the bright star Regulus.
- (astrology): The zodiac sign for the Lion, ruled by the Sun and covering July 23 - August 22 (tropical astrology) or August 16 - September 15 (sidereal astrology).
- A surname
Quotations
- 1953 L. P. Hartley, The Go-Between, Hamish Hamilton, 1974, page 49-50
- "Yes. You see, I was born under the sign of Leo, though it's not my real name."
- "What is your real name?"
- I saw Marcus looking at me, but I couldn't refuse to tell her.
- "It's Lionel. But don't tell anyone."
- "Why not?"
- "Because it's rather a fancy name."
Antonyms
- (astrological sign): Aquarius
Derived terms
Related terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Leo is the 4,423rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8,039 individuals. Leo is most common among White (75.37%) individuals.
Translations
male given name
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constellation
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astrological sign
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Noun
Leo (plural Leos)
- Someone with a Leo star sign
Synonyms
Translations
Someone with a Leo star sign
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See also
- (Western astrology signs) Western astrology sign; Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces (Category: en:Astrology)
- Leo Minor
Anagrams
Danish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Leo
- a male given name, equivalent to English Leo.
Related terms
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin leō (“lion”), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn, “lion”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Leo m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Leo.
Related terms
Faroese
Proper noun
Leo m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Leo: Leosson
- daughter of Leo: Leosdóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Leo |
Accusative | Leo |
Dative | Leo |
Genitive | Leos |
Finnish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Leo
- a male given name, equivalent to English Leo.
Declension
Inflection of Leo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Leo | Leot | ||
genitive | Leon | Leojen | ||
partitive | Leoa | Leoja | ||
illative | Leoon | Leoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Leo | Leot | ||
accusative | nom. | Leo | Leot | |
gen. | Leon | |||
genitive | Leon | Leojen | ||
partitive | Leoa | Leoja | ||
inessive | Leossa | Leoissa | ||
elative | Leosta | Leoista | ||
illative | Leoon | Leoihin | ||
adessive | Leolla | Leoilla | ||
ablative | Leolta | Leoilta | ||
allative | Leolle | Leoille | ||
essive | Leona | Leoina | ||
translative | Leoksi | Leoiksi | ||
abessive | Leotta | Leoitta | ||
instructive | — | Leoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Leo
- a male given name, equivalent to English Leo.
Related terms
Norwegian
Proper noun
Leo
- a male given name, equivalent to English Leo. Variant: Leon.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin leo (“lion”).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Leo m
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Leo m
- pet form of Leonardo
Slovak
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Leo m (genitive singular Lea, nominative plural Leovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- A pet form of the male given names Leonard and Leopold.
Declension
Declension of Leo
Further reading
- “Leonard”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
- “Leopold”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Spanish
Proper noun
Leo m
Synonyms
See also
Zodiac signs in Spanish · signo del zodíaco (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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Aries | Tauro | Géminis | Cáncer | ||||||||
Leo | Virgo | Libra | Escorpio | ||||||||
Sagitario | Capricornio | Acuario | Piscis |
Swedish
Proper noun
Leo c (genitive Leos)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Leo.
Categories:
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- Rhymes:English/iːəʊ
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- en:Constellations in the zodiac
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- Rhymes:Dutch/eːoː
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- pt:Constellations in the zodiac
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